Each year we ask a diverse group of about 100 city officials to tell us which policy envelopes we need
to push, which walls we need to scale and what partnerships we need to build. Bringing together
local leaders who are close to the challenges facing their cities and knowledgeable about state policies
and politics is the key to getting the job done.

It takes only one scandal to give the public the impression that all local elected officials are not to be trusted, and public perception can be very slow to change. How can we build our community’s trust in city government?

An International City/County
Management Association report,
Maximize the Potential of Your
Public Library: A Report on the Innovative
Ways Public Libraries Are
Addressing Community Priorities,
offers food for thought on the ways
libraries are serving as a new type
of town square and connecting
people with information, services
and each other.